“Concern that students from Northern Ireland applying for university places in the Republic could be disadvantaged this year was raised today by Stormont Education Minister Caitriona Ruane. She said she would be taking the issue up with ministers in Dublin. The Central Applications Office (CAO) in the south has issued letters to schools and A-level candidates in Northern Ireland which appear to indicate that, this year, a different admissions process will be applied to applicants presenting GCE results from that applied to applicants presenting Leaving Certificate results, said the Department of Education …” (more)
[Belfast Telegraph, 13 May]